Strategy Tester on indices
I would like to know how to force Strategy Tester to use the exact same symbol settings (contract size/tick value)...
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Wrong profit values on the Tester HTML/XLS report, how to avoid it ?
Ryan L Johnson, 2025.11.20 23:21
You might try manipulating the entire Tester process by changing the Tested Symbol properties--specifically Tick value. Of course, you'll have erroneous values in the Tester itself though.
As a side note, please don't post Topics nor posts in all caps because it's deemed shouting. Duplicate Topics are frowned upon too. I know, I know... you were frustrated.
(I'm not a Metaquotes employee nor even a Moderator, but I'm familiar with the Forum.)
You can click the 'Tested Symbol' icon in the 'Settings' tab of the MT5 Strategy Tester to edit the symbol's properties.
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Hello,
Hello everyone, I need some clarification regarding a profit calculation mismatch in MT5 Strategy Tester versus my prop firm account . I trade US30 with 0.01 lot, and in my account, a movement of 20,000 points results in approximately $20 profit, which is correct based on the symbol’s specifications (Contract Size = 10, Tick Size = 0.01, Tick Value = 0.01). However, during Strategy Tester backtesting and optimization, using the same symbol (US30) with apparently identical specification values, a 20,000-point move shows $200 profit, which is 10× higher than the real trading result. I confirmed that the symbol properties in both the tester and live account match, but it seems MT5 is still using different internal contract parameters during simulation. I would like to know how to force Strategy Tester to use the exact same symbol settings (contract size/tick value) as my prop firm account, or if I need to create a custom symbol or adjust something else. Any guidance would be appreciated.